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Accident on the Big Four Reilroad at
Alton Junction Caused by an
Open Switch.
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At the Alton fJunction, Alton, Ill., on
Saturday, 30 people were either killed out-
right or fatally injured and many others
badly hurt, by the fast express running into
an open switch and colliding with a freight
train. To add to thethorror, an oil tank car
exploded, setting fire to the wreckage and
burning up unfortunate passengers pinned
fast to the debris.
The list of dead is as follows:
Webb Ross, Mattoon, Ills.; Hirman Cor-
nelius; lows; Edward N. Miller, Alton,
Junction, two unidentified men; William
Shettuck, Upper Alton, 111.; Henry; Penning,
Wann, lil; Wiliie McCarty, Alton, Ill;John
Locke, Alton; Edward Maurin, Alton;
Daniel Harer, Alton Junction; William
Manthe, Fosterburg, I1l.; Charles Utt. Alton;
Wiliam H. Miller, Alton; Charles Harris,
Alton; John Wilkinson, Alton.
Of the injured, 14 cannot recover. They
are Otto Hugewan, Aiton; John Frod, Alton;
Joseph Hermann, Alton; Henry Pilgrim,
Alton; John Luttell, Alton; William B.
Richardson, Alton; A. I. Frazer, St. Louis;
Frank Barth, Brantford, Canada; Frank
Scully, Alton; John Burke, Alton, William
Miller, Aiton Junction; —— Murray, Upper
Alton; —— Rotoff, Upper Alton. .
Those who sustained serious injuries. but
who will probably recover .are: Mrs. A. I.
Willon and child, Kansas City; Henry Wig-
gins, Alton Junction; George Staples, Alton
Junction; John Pike. Alton; Herr Nuisk, Al-
ton; irene McCaldwell, Alton; Lows Deufe,
Montreal; Henry Staples, Uniontown, Ky.;
—— Mongomery. Alton: Dalton Harris, Al
ton Junction; Frank Barton, Stamford,
Ont.; Lonis Mcintosh, Alton Junction;
‘William McIntosh, Aiton Junction; John
Henry, Alton Junciion; John Monahan,
East St. Louis; James Mullane, Alton Junc-
tion; Charles Harris, Alton; W. C. Harris,
Alton; Pamentine Valentine, P’hiladelphia;
Charles Hamilton, Alton Junction: R. Men-
hans, Alton; Pat O'Meara, Alton; Z. B. Job,
Alton; Jobn Seister, Alton; Ephriam Rich-
ardson, Alton; John Finley, Alton; John
McPike, Alton; Evan Caldwell, Alton; Fat-
rick Finley, Alton; Charles Crow, Alton.
side these there are more than a score
who sustained injuries of a more or less ser-
ious nature, whose names could not be
learned. All the dead were burned to death
by the flaming oil. Of the fatally injured
all are more or less seriously burned about
the limbs and body, but the worst injuries
sustained are fearfully burned hands and
faces. Many are also injured internally,
from inhalicg the flames, which scorched
and parched their throats to such an extent
that their escape from instant death is al-
must miraculous.
SCENES OF AWFUL SUFFERING.
The scenes in the wards occupied by the
injured are heartrending. Lying on cots,
swathed in cotton and bandages until they
almost lose semblance to human beings,and
surrounded by weeping relatives and sorrow-
ing friends, they form a picture that brings
tears to the eyes of even the physicians.
The moaniugs of the patients are piteous.
Every tew moments some tortured soul,
writhing in agony, half rises from his couch
and then falls back, suffering more intense
pain than before. Seeming to know by in-
tuition when the physician is near them,
they beg piteousiy to be relieved from their
pain. “Doctor, tor God’s sake kill me and
put me ont of this misery,” said one. *‘Oh,
for even an instant’s relief from this mis
ery,” said another.
Perhaps the most pitiful sight of all was
that of 13-year-old Willie McCarty. Sitting
on his bedside, trying in vain by gentle
words and soothing caresses, while her voice
trembled with the grief that was breaking
her heart, was his mother. The boy's tiesh
was cooked from head to foot. His eyes
were burned out the skin had peeled off his
1ace and bead. taking with it large portions
of flesh. The only response the anxious
mother received to her inquiry as to how he
jolt was : Oh my head! Doctor, why don’t
I die.
No trace has been found of the runaway
switchman, Richard Grattan, through
whose carelessness the accident occurred. A
rumor that he had returned to his work this
morning proved to be unfounded, and it is
thought he has gone for good.
The total loss to the company will be be-
tween $125,000 and $150,020. It includes the
engine, combination baggage and buffet car
and 20 oil tanks and ireight cars and thew
contents.
FROZEN IN CHARLESTON.
Two Deaths in a Week by Cold, the First
in 200 Years. Cold Weather Items.
The weather at Charleston, S. C., still con-
tinues below freezing point, and has been
50 since Christmas—a thing that has never
been known in the history of Charleston.
The body of ‘an aged negro, Charles Laur-
rence, was found in a shanty in one of the
tenement districts. This man was frozen to
death. This is the second death from cold
that has occurred within a week, and itis
the first time in the 200 years of the city’s
existence that any oue has been known to
treeze to death in this city.
GreexwicH, Cony.—The sound is frozen
over from the shore to Captains island, a
narrow sand bar three miles out, where a fog
born is stationed. Many people walked to
the island yesterday. This has happened but
once or twice in the memory of the oldest
inhabitants.
Bripcerort, CoNy.—For the first time
in 18 years the sound is frozen beyond the
Bridgeport light, and thousands of people
each day visit the veteran lighthouse keep-
er.
Torupo, O.—Not in the history of the
present generation has Lake Erie been froz-
en as it is now. Special dispatches indicate
that there is an unbroken field of ice from
Detroit river to Put-in-Bay. Fisherman
have driven 15 miles out from Monroe, and
returned with the statement that che ice
was solid all the way, and that it extended
as far as they could see. The entire Lake
Krie archipelago is frozen up,and teams are
crossing the mouth of the Detroit river.
Berpnix.—The Rhine is frozen to the
ground from Mannheim to Bingen and
Lake Constanz is nearly frozen over com-
pletely. Inthe Havel Lakes at Potsdam
the ee is 12 inches thick. Twenty-eight
persons died at Bucharest during the past
week from exposure to thecold and in War-
saw 60 persons were frozen to death, One
day the thermometer fell to 61 below zero;
Fahrenheit.
Four workmen were found frozen to
death under a barn near Potsdam. They
had evidently crawled under the barn to
sleep.
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VESSELS TV DISTRESS.
Schooners Caught iu vue Ice Off Norfolk
Cannot Be Reached.
Off Ocean View in Norfolk harbor are 14
schooners, and at Lynn Haven bay are two
others, flying signals of distress. They are
bound fast in the ice, and no one knows
how long they will have to wait for their sig-
nals to be answered. The steamboats re-
port hundreds of vessels frozen in the ice
in Hampton Roadsand Lower Bay.
Confession of a Grave Robber.
George W. Marlowe, known as the ‘'king
of ghouls,” confessed to a Washington (D,
(.) reporter, whom he believed a doctor in
search of a cadaver, that in 1892 he robbed
340 graves, and sold the bodies to medical
colleges and physicians in Washington and
otber cities,
SENATORIAL ELECTIONS
In Many States By the Different Asscm-
blies.
Last week the various State Legislatures
elected Senators to the U. 8, Congress. Iol-
lowing is the result by states:
ALBANY, N. Y.—Edward J. Murphy, Jr.
of Troy, was chosen to succeed Senator His-
cock in the upper house of congress. He has
for 18 years been a member of the state cen-
EDWARD MURPHY.
tral committee and for the past four years
was chairman. He has represented the state
n the two last Democratic national con-
ventions and has served both $2: the assem-
oly and senate as representative from his
district. The fight on Mr.. Murphy was a
ditterone. Mr. Cleveland announced him-
:eif against Mr. Murphy's election to the
United States senate.
HarrisBURG. — The Pennsylvania State
egislature elected Matthew S. Quay to suc-
ceed himself in the United States Senate.
Mr. Quay was born in 1833; was graduated
from Jefferson college in 1850. and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1854. During the war
SENATOR M. 8. QUAY.
he was lieutenant in the Tenth Pennsylva-
nia reserves and also lieutenant colonel and
assistant commissary general. Later he be-
came private secretary to the Governor of
Pennsylvania. From 1865 to 1867 he was a
member of the legislature. In 1885 he was
made State treasurer. He was elected to the
Senate and took his seat March 4. 1887. He
became famous as the manager of the cam-
paign of 1888, which resulted in the election
of Harrison.
JeEFERSON City, Mo.—In seperate sessions
the two houses re-elected Senator Cockrell
over Chauncy I. Filley, Republican.
SacraMENTO, CarL.—Stephen M. White,
Democrat,of Los Angeles was elected United
States Senator.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN, —Senator Davis, Re-
publican, was re-elected, getting the exact
number of votes necessary, 85.
Hartrorn, Conx.—The Connecticut state
legislature elected Senator Joseph R. Haw-
ley to succeed himself. Mr, Hawley was
JOSEPH R. HAWLEY.
born in 18 6, was graduated from Hamilton
college in 1847, became editor of the Hart-
ford “'Courant’’ in 1867, served in the army
as brevet major general, and was elected
zovernor of his state in 1866. In November,
1872, he was elected to congress and was lat-
er elected to the Forty-third and then to the
Forty-sixth congress. le was first elected
to the senate in 1881 and re-elected in 1887.
Mr. Hawley is a native of North Carolina,
having been born in Stewartsville, in that
state. ;
Indiana—Senator Turpie, Dem., renomin-
ated, Republicans casting an honorary bal-
lot for Charles W. Fairbanks.
Tennessee—W. L. Bate, Dem. was elect-
West Virginia—Fanlkner and Camden
have combined. Faulkner will succeed
himself and Camden will take the unexpir-
ed term of Senator Kenua.
Colorado—George Gray was elected U. 8S.
Senator,
Delaware —Senator George Gray re-elected
without opposition.
Maine—EKugzene Hale, Rep.,
House 95, Arthur Sewall, Dem.,
House 41.
Massachusetts—Henry Cabot Lodge was
s'ected U. S. Senator, total of 189 votes to 79
tor P. A. Collins, Dem.
Michigan—The two houses met in joint
session and formally re-elected Senator
Rtock bridge.
Senate 28,
Senate 4,
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Cigarettes Killed Him.
Samuel Zeuckerbecker, a young man,died
at New York of ‘smoker's heart.” He was
an insatiable cigarette smoker, consuming
gs many as three packages a day.
THE FIFTY-SEGOND CONGRESS,
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Proceedings of the Senate and the Houss
Tersely Told.
TWENTY-FOURTH DAY.
SrxaTE.—Three prepared s
read in the Senate to-day. The first was by
Mr. Morrill (Rep.). Vermont, against the
MecGarrahan bill; the second bv Mr. Peffer
(Pop.), Kansas, in favor of a constitutional
amendment limiting the Presidentia’ office
to one term, and the third by Mr, Call
(Deni.), Florida, in defense of the constitu-
tionality of the anti-option bill. After a
uecrum was procured, as a result cf a call of
the senategconsiderable proeress was made
on the anti-option .bill. An amendment
was agreed to fixing the 1st of July, 1893, as
the time when the bill is to go into effect.
The resolution offered on Saturday by Mr.
Wolcott (Rep.). Colorado, instructing the
committee on foreign relations to inquire
into the expenditures in and about the con-
struction of the Nicaragua canal since the
accounts of expenditure, rendered two years
ago, was agreed to. The McGarrahan bill
went over without action, and the Senate
adjourned.
Hovse.—For almost an hour this morn-
ing the time of the house was consumed in
the consideration of a resolution to which
there was not the slightest opposition in any
quarter and which was finally adopted
without objection. It was one calling upon
the executive departments for information
as to the number and amount of war claims
allowed or disallowed by such departments.
Then a motion to suspend the rules and pass
a bill to settle the claims of Arkansas and
other States under the ~wamp. land grants
failed to secure the necessary two-thirds
vote and was therefore defeated. Mr. Chip-
man (Democrat. Michigan) from the com-
mittee on presidential elections moved to
suspend the rules and pass a joint resolution
vroviding for the eiection of senators of the
United States by popular vote. Atter some
filibustering on the part of the Republicans
the motion was agreed to without division,
and the house adjourned.
TWENTY-FIFTH DAY
SExATE.—The Anti-Option bill, which has
monopolized almost the whele time of the
Senate during the present session, -and
which is expected to reach its final vote to-
morrow, was debated to-day for nearly three
hours and then went over without action.
Sweeping denunciations were made of the
measure by Senators Hoar, Republican, of
massachusetts; Vest, Democrat, of Missouri;
and Platt, Republican, of Connecticut, as
being in utter contravention of the Consti-
tution of the United States and in violation
of the rights of the States. The McGarrahan
bill received its death blow for this session,
the affirmative votes falling eight short of
the constitutional majority to pass it over a
veto. A bill to repeal the silver bullion
purchase provisions of the Sherman bill
reported from the committee on finance
and went to the calander. After a short ex-
ecutive session the Senate adjourned.
oUuse.—In the house to-day Representa-
tive Brosius (Republican, Pennsylvania) in-
troduced a bill to authorize the refunding
of the 4 per cent bonds, to increase the cir-
culation of the national banks and to dis-
continue the purchase of silver bullion. The
session of the House was an interesting one.
Work was mapped out for the remainder
of the week and for part of next week, but
beyond this little was done.
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY.
Upon the announcement of the death of
ex-President Hayes in the senate and house
this morning, those bodies adjourned.
TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY.
SexaTE—The discussion of the anti-option
bill was continued in the senate to-d1y, but
no action was taken. In the morning hour
Mr. Peffer concluded his speech in favor of
a single term of the presidential office. Sen-
ator Wolcott introduced a bill todiscontinue
the sale of the Columbian postage stamps,
except when called for. At 2 o'clock the
senate resumed consideration of the anti-
option bill and Mr. Platt concluded his ar-
gument against it on constitutional grounds.
Mr. Stewart also opposed the bill on con-
stitutional and business grounds. The bill
went accordingly over. without action and
the senate adjourned.
Hovse—The greater part of to-day in the
House was consumed in filibustering. The
pooling clause was killed and the bill pass-
ed. Representative John B. Robinson, of
Pennsylvania, introduced a bill increasing
the tax upon beer and other fermented li-
quors from $1 to #2 a barrel. The measure
is in accord with the proposed increase in
the tax on whisky. Adjourned.
TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.
SExATE.—The senate to-day out of respect
to the memory of ex-President Hayes ad-
journed without transacting any miscel-
laneous business.
House.—The house for the second time
this week adjourned out of respect to the
memory of ex-President Hayes. Before
doing so, however, the general deficiency
appropiation bill was renorted and . placed
on the calendar. Mr. ‘Varner (Democrat,
New York) from the committee on mn:anu-
facturers presented a report on the sweeting
system and it also was placed upon the
calendar,
eches were
TWENTY-NINTH DAY.
SeExATE.—The new Columbian postage
stamp was vigorously attacked in the Senate
to-day by Mr. Wolcott. of Culorado, who
called up his joint resolution directing the
discontinuance of these stamps. In a brief
but decidedly breezy speech, Mr. Wolcott
ridiculed the Postmaster General's mercan-
tile idea that a large profit might be nade
from their sale to stamp collectors—an idea,
he said,that might suit some Central Amer-
ican State that was *‘a few thousand dollars
shy.” He was unwilling to have unloaded
on stam p collectors ‘a cruel and unusual
stamp’’ and rather approved of a physi-
cian's idea that it might be used as a ‘‘chest
protector.”’ Senators enjoyed the speech,
and the joint resolution would have been
passed instantly had not the Chairman of
the Postoffice Committee, Mr. Sawyer,inter-
posed an objection which sent 1t to that
committee. The anti-option bill was dis
cussed for a little over an hour and then
went over, without action, till Monday, and
the Senate adjourned.
Hovse—The feature of the "House to-day
was the consideration of the national quar-
antine bill. A number of amendments to
the bill were proposed and voted down.
Throughout the day the confusion in the
House was very great and its culmination
was reached when an amendment was offer-
ed,the reading of which could not be Leard
10 feet trom the clerk’s desk. To this fact
Mr. Dickerson, Dem.. Ky., called attention.
He added that the bill was an important
one and should not be acted upon in a scene
of such utter inattention. ‘He therefore
moved that the committee (for the bill was
being considered in committee of the whole)
rise. This was agreed to, and then on
motion of Mr. Raynor the House adjourn-
ed.
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Flour in the Northwest.
The ‘‘Northwestern Miller,” Minneapolis,
gays: The mills slightly increased their out-
wut last week, getting out 169,340 barrels—
averaging 28,221 barrels diily—against 165,-
100 barrels the week before. The total sales
of flour for the week appear to have been
greater than the output. Millers, however,
say that the market has no snap. When
wheat began to go up, buyers were anxious
to place orders at old prices and a good deal
was probably sold on this basis, and more
or less even at 10@ 15¢. advance, but since
another 10c. was added, business has been
jather slow. Foreigners have paid part of
the advance, but are slow about taking hold
at prices now asked.
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Starved Rather Than Spend Money.
Fannie Fitzsimmons died at Lowell, Mass.,
from hunger and neglect. She had $25in
cash about her person, and a bank book
showing $1,200, deposits,
MR. BLAINE AND THE ORGAN.
How the Italian Grinder Escaped Rough
Treatment the Other Day.
On the morning of the death of General
Butler and Senator Kenna, all Washington
was plunged in mourning. Death seemed
to prevade the atmosphere and the more
credulous of mankind, with a superstitious
turn of mind, regarded the death of the ex-
Secretary of State as a matter of a few hours.
During all that morning the number who
passed the Blaine residence was noticeably
increased, many of his old friends going
blocks out of their way to get a glimpse at
the window tbrough which the sun was
glancing in upon an unconcious patient.
Mr. Blaine had been sinking rapidly during
the night and if fears of his end were ever
well founded it was upon that day.
In the midst of this gloom 11 o'clock ar-
rived and as promptly the Italian and his
hand organ, about which the countiy has
heard so much of late, put in their appear-
ance. Ina few moments the strains of
Everybody has a sweetheart
Underneata the ro»
Everybody loves a wv,
So the old song goes, ete.
went floating upon the waves of the winds
up and dow the broad avenues of the capi-
tal in the neighborhood of the sick man's
home.
At this moment three gentlemen on their
way from the Ariington tothe Treasury De-
partment were stopped immediately in front
of the Blaine house by an excited individ-
ual who rushed np to them and asked: “Is
that the house Mr. B.aine died in this morn-
ing?”
Thinking possibly that he had died within
half an honr and they had not yet Leard of
it, and knowing it to be the only house in
which he could have died that day, they re-
plied: ‘‘Yes, that is Mr. Blzine’s house.”
*“I'hen,” said the stranger, putting him-
self in command of the other three, ‘we
will bang this Italian scoundrel to the tree!’
As they were about to throttle the musi-
cian, however, the front door of the Blaine
mansion opened and James G. Blaine, Jr.,
walked out to the step and handed the Ital-
1an a silver halt dollar. The ftalian doffed
his hat ahd proceeded to grind away while
the stranger, as much chagrined as surpris-
ed moved retuctantly down the street. The
appearance of the younger Blaine served to
avoid at least an exciting scene und an un-
pleasant experience for the Italian.
When Mr. Blaine has been utterly uncon-
scious of all things else; when totally ob-
livious of the presence of even the members
of his own family; when every passion seem-
ed dead and every sense benumbed,it 1s said
that the mechanical melodies of this wand-
eripg Italian seem to appeal to the only
sense that remains responsive to any form of
worldly influence. When the air Don: him
is tremulous with this simple music his
countenance betraysa calm and felicitous
contentment. Because of this the Itaban is
paid regularly for his services,and if he fails
Lo appear at the appointed hour each morn-
ing, 110 one seems more conscious of his ab-
sence than Mr. Blaine himselt. He loves the
music, and the hand-organ will probably
continue to piay beneath his window as
long as the sick bed claims him as its own.
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CARLISLE’S RESIGNATION
Received by Governor Brown of Ken-
tucky. Takes Effect Feb. 4.
At Frankfort, Ky., Governor Brown re-
ceived the foliowing letter.
JORN G. CARLISLE, OF KENTUCKY,
“Hon. John Young Brown, Governor of
Kentucky:
“DEAR Sir—I herby resign the office of
senator from the State of Kentucky in the
congress of the United States, to take effect
on the 4th day of February, 1893.
‘“Yourt truly, J. G. CARLISLE.”
Governor Browa hurried a private mes-
sage to the'senate and housé to, remain in
session a few minutes longer, and followed
this up immediately with a communicatiopr
to the assembly embracing the letter.
SIX MEN KILLED.
Two Firemen Lose their Lives in Roch-
ester, N. Y., and Four More Killed in
R. R. Wrecks.
A disastrous fire broke out Saturday nightin
the McKay building, a six-story structure in
Stone street, Rochester, N. Y. The fire start-
ed in the fourth story, and hardly had the
alarm been given before the four upper
floors were a roaring mass ot flames. Half
an hour after the alarm was given a corner
of the wall fell upon three firemen, killing
one instantly and injuring two others. One
of these two latter died three hours later.
The names of the three firemen are: Sylves-
ter W. Burns, killed instantly; John Hess
who was fatally injured. and Frederick
Sackett, who escaped with a broken leg and
other injuries.
The building was completely destroyed. It
was valued at 50.000. aud was insured for
$35,000. The estimated loss on the contents
of the building is 200,000; about half in
insured.
THREE LIVES LOST.
A BOILER EXPLODES WITH TERRIBLE
WHILE BEING TESTED,
* The water works boiler at Napahnes,Ind.,
a town of 1.800, located 15 miles southwest
of Goshen, Ind., exploded, killing three
men and injuring two others. The boiler
was being tested when the accident happen-
ed. Thekilled are N. A. French of the
town board, George Parker and Electrician
Johnson. Injured, Jonas and Isaac Whis-
ler, boiler makers.
RESULTS
ANOTHER FORT WAYNE WRECK.
A rear-end collision between the two sec.
tions of the fast east-bound meat train on
the Ft. Wayne road, occurred at Amboy.
near Peru, Ind. The second section was
running at the rate of 45 miles an hour and
telescoped four cars. Engineer Mike Ma-
loney. of the second section, was killed and
Fireman E. J. Prize seriously injured.
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LouisianaLottery Will Move.
The Louisiana state lottery has been grant-
ed a charter from the republic of Honduras,
and will remove its business to that country
on the expiration of its present charter,
which will be January 1, 1894. The con-
cession is a monopoly of the loitery busi-
ness for the term of 50 years
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—FarMERs about Great Falls, Mont., have
been plowing for the last three weeks. The
thermometer stands at 50 above.
LATER NEWS WAIFS,
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WASHINGTON.
The President sent to the Senate the nom-
ination of Elijah Halford, of Indiana, tc be
pavmaster with the rank of Major.
The House received the general deficiency
bill. The total is $20,956,610, of which $13,-
844,437 is for pensions. It provides for abo-
lition of the census office December 31, 1893,
and that the work shail be closed in one
year by the interior department. The sun
for the department of justice is $3,241,214,
and for the treasury department $1,283,862.
The House Committee on Manufactures
adopted the report of the sub-committee de-
sailed to inquire into the *‘sweating system"
of tenement house labor, The report recom-
wends the use of tags on all articles of cloth-
ing, so that they can be traced to the place of
manufacture, and the prohibition of inter-
State commerce in such goods as are made |
under unhealthy conditions.
That Mr. Blaine 1s weaker is tke only
knowledge his. physicians gained of any
change in his condition Sunday. Heis ap-
parentiy about the same as he had been for
several days previous. He retains concious-
ness and does not appear to be better or
worse, but the doctors have noted a slight
loss of strength each day.
Imports of merchandise into the United
States during the calendar year 1892 were in-
creased in value over that of 1891, while the
value and volume of exports and the num-
ber of immigrants decreased. The value of
the imports for the year was $370,198,179
an increase of $47,987,236,
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FIRES.
The Sunapee (N. H.) Hame Works were
burned. Loss $50,000; insurance $20,000.
Fire at Shelbyville, Tenn,, destroyed a
good part of the business portion of the
town, causing a loss of about $120,000.
At Winston, N. C., the Tise block con-
taining Sneed furniture store and several
other business houses. Loss. estimated at
$200,000.
The car shops of the Pittsburgh & Lake
Erie railroad at Chartiers station, near Pitts-
| burgh, were burned to the ground, causing
a loss of between $80,000 and $90,000, de-
stroying considerable rolling stock and
throwing idle over a hundred employes.
At St. Louis elevator C of the Carondolet
Elevator and Grain Company, was compiete-
ly destroyed by fire together with over 1,-
250,000 bushels of wheat. Loss, $1,500,000;
insured for $500,000.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
People on the island of Nantucket, Mass.,
are threatened with starvation because huge
ice floes prevent provision boats coming
from the mainland.
Irenos and Amea Elton, of Vineland, N.J.,
aged 95 and 92'years, celebrated the 75th an-
niversary of their wedding.
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CAPITAL, LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL.
All the coal miners in the Echols, Mea.
Henry, Taylor and Williams mines at Cen-
tral City, Ky., have struck for an advance
in wages and the mines are now idle.
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JUDICIAL.
The Illinois supreme court decided
women may vote at school elections.
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LEGISLATIVE.
. A bill was introduced in the Michigan
legislature to tax all church property worth
over $3,000
At Cheyenne, Wyo., the Democrats "and
Populists have gained full and complete
control of the House. The decision of con-
tests gives the Democrats 16 votes. Republi-
cans 12 and the Populists 5. The Populists
have made a full and complete coalition
with the Democrats.
State Comptroller Campbell, of New York
in his annual report to the Legislature, re-
ports that there is practically no State debt
and the finances in a sound condition.
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PERSONAL,
A dispatch from Franklin, Ky., says that
Congressman L. H. Goodnight, who was
thought to be out of danger, suffered a re-
lapse and was suddenly taken much worse.
Iis condition is serious.
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FOREIGN.
According to a report from Colon, the
crew and passengers of the Spanish sloop,
Juane, were without food and water for 27
days. and had resorted [to cannibalism be-
fore they were rescued.
The outbreak of cholera in the Nietleber.
asylum, in Halle, continues to cause great
anxiety. From noon Sunday to noon Mon-
day 17 new cases and nine deaths were re-
ported to the authorities.
that
DISASTERS, ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
An explosion of giant powder at Rich-
mond, north of Odgen, Utah, killed Ben-
jamin Lewis. James Kew was mortally
‘injured and Thomas Exeter, Fred Hainey
and Elander Pert were badly hurt. A ful-
minating cap exploded while the men were
warming a stick of powder.
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A TRAIN GOES THROUGH a
BRIDGE.
Two Persons Killed and 14 Injured
Miraculous Escapes.
The north-bound express from Chicago.
on the Lake Shore and Western road, was
horribly wrecked a mile south of Peru, Ind
Not one of the 15 passengers aboard escaped
injury. One of them, George C. Dorland,
an attorney of La Porte, Ind., was killed by
having his back broken, and Henry Grif-
fith, the engineer of the train, was so scald
ed that he died to-night.
A broken rail about 100 feet from the riv-
er threw the train from the track, but it con-
tinued to run on the ties until the bridge
was reached, when the engine broke
through and fell to the ice below, a distance
of 35 feet. The express car, a smoker and a
chair car fell ontop of the engine. The
wreck took fire and every bit of timber was
purned. Brakeman Richard Nefl' was bad:
ly hurt, but pulled himself out of the wieck,
lighted his lantern and ran back and flag-
ged a freight train that was following. It
was stopped only about 100 feet from the
wreck, and another horrible wreck was
averted. [tis a miracle that every person
en board the train was not killed.
—Mre. Samuel K. Laxerern, of Denton,
Md., and her three children, were buried in
one grave at Baltimore. The mother and
little ones were taken down with measles a
week ago, and all died Tuesday morning,
A SLEIGH STRUCK BY A TRAIN,
Eight People of a Happy Party Killed
and a Number Injured--A Grade Cross-
ing Horror. >
At Providence, R. I. early Thursday
morning a party-sleigh, containing 30 happy
men and women, returning from asupper
at Atileboro, was struck by a freight train at
the Lonsdale crossing. The view of the
track here isobstructed by a high stone wal}
and the train was upon the sleigh before its
occupants were aware of their danger.
The heavy engine struck the sleigh near
the n¥iddle and ploughed through it, hurk
ing the occupants in all directions, some te-
ing ground to death beneath the wheels of
the train. Eight people were killed and a
number injured.
The dead are: Daniel 8. Richardson, Robs
ert Cook, Sarah’ Ann Draper. Mary Ann
Fawcett, William Henry C. Draper, Miss
Annie Wilson, Mary Hamilton and Annie
fullivan. :
The injured are: Mrs. Joseph Riley, Ada
Young, Joseph McKnight, Florence Me-
Gowan. William Braithwaite, Thomas Wil-
son and Fanny Smith.
IRON AND STEEL IN THE SOUTH.
A Bulletin from the Census Bureau
Shows Increase in Output, Capital In-
vested and Wages.
The iron and steel industries of the South-
ern States are covered by a bulletin issued
by the Census Office. There are 12 States
now engaged in developing their mineral
resources by the establishinent of rolling
mills and steel works— Alabama, Delaware,
Georgia, Kentucky. Maryland, North Caro-
lina. Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West
Virginia.
The capital invested in blast furnaces in
these States increased from about $17.060,
in 1880, 10 over $53,000,000 in 1890; in rolling
mills and steel works. from over $11,500,000
in 1:80 to #$17,£00,000 in 1890, and the pro-
ducts of these works increased from 290,000
tons to 515,000 tons, the increase being éx-
clusively in steel. There has been a marked
decreas: in the forge and bloom branch of
the iron inaustry, resulting from the im-
proved process in rolling mills and extension
of transportation facilities. Hence the manu-
facture of oar iron from the ore, by the di-
rect process, has become practically an ex-
tinct industry in the South. The total num-
ber of establishments has diminished, as the
result of concentration, but there has te:n
an increase in the output.
The total number of hands employed has
diminished from 20,295 1n 1880 to 18,688, but
the aggregate wages have increased from
$6,261,000 to $7,628,000.
MARKAKTS.
PITTSBURG.
“THE WHOLESALE PRICES ARE GIVEN BELOW,
GRAIN, FLOUR AND FEED.
HEAT-—No. 2 Red..... ..$ 4@B 7
No.3 Red..............% 5 75
CORN—No. 2 Yellow ear... 52 50
High Mixed ear...... ova 47 45
Mixedear.......... ‘ 47 45
Shelled Mixed........... 46 41
OATS—No. 1 White........ 39 43
No. 2 White 38 39
No. 3 White... vaeensscns 37 33
Mixed...... . aes 25 37
BEYE—No. 1 Pa & Ohio.... 62 68
No. 2 Western, New...... 6) 60
FLOUR—Fancy winter pat’ 4 50 5
fancy Spring patents..... 4 50 75
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5 00 Wb
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Fancy Straight winter. ...
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Bakers. . . 350 77
Rye Flour...... dents a 35 378
HAY--Baled No. 1 Tim'y.. 1375 «= 14 03
Baled No. 2 Timothy..... 12.00 13 00
Mixed Clover... .... bs Whiek . +1300 13 5)
Timothy from country... 16 00 00
STRAW — Wheat. . v 6 00 6 50
Oats........... te 6 50 7 0
FEED—No.1 Whlid@ T 18 0) 19 00
Brown Middlings...... «1300 17 00
Bran................ os einn 14 50 15 06
Choy ....... . 14H 17 00
DAIRY PRODUCTS, ,
BUTTER—Elgin Creamery 33 35
Fancy Creamery......... 3 31
Fancy country roil....... 23 28
Choice country roll....... 12 14
Low grade & cooking.... 8 12
CHEESE—-O New cr'm mil 11 12
New York Goshen........ 11 12
Wisconsin Swiss bricks. . 14 15
Wisconsin Sweitzer. ..... + 1g 14
Limburger. ......:.. 10 11
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
APPLES—Fancy, # bbl... 350 375
Fair to choice, # bbl.... 215 3 00
BELANS—Select, ® bu..... 195 2 00
Pa & O Beans, ® bbl..... 150 173
Lima Beans, .....:. pes 4
ONIONS—
Yellow danvers # bu.... 1 00
Yellow onion, @ bbl..... 150 135
Spanish, ® crate......... 120 1925
CABBAGE—New @# bbl.... 225 2.50
POTATOES—
Fancy White per bu 70 75
Choice Red per bu........ > 70
POULTRY EITC.
DRESSED CHICKENS—
ve... a 10 12
Dressed ducks ®1b....... 14 15
Dressed turkeys # h..... 15 16
LIVE CHICKENS—
Live Spring chickens @ pr 60 65
Live Ducks # pr........ y 60 63
Live Geese ® pr... wea 1.00 125
Live Turkeys #h........ 10 11
EGGS—Pa & Ohio fresh.... 4 25
FEATHERS—
Extra live Geese @ B..... 5 60
No 1 Extra live geese@®1b 48
Mivadil S00 ULAR 25 33
MIDUCELLANIUUS, ;
TALLOW—Country, gb... 4
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SSmsarissenarsis ened . 5
City
SEEDS—West Med’'m clo’er
Timothy choice....
Blue grass....
bt pt ED BS OO OO
ow
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Orchard grass.... 75
Millet... ...... 00
Buckwheat : 40 1 50
RAES— Country mized... 1
HONEY—White clover. 16 17
Buckwheat......... 12 15
FIOUBR—= tif... hin 2 50 5
WHEAT—No. 2 Red....... 3 ne » >
RYIE--=No. 2............ . 54
CORN—Mixed..... 43 44
OATS cai voi aan . 34 35
EGGS. ra 23
BUTTER ;......... 20 33
FLOUR PHILADELPHIA.
FT Reme ae $3 40@
WHEAT—No. 2. Red.. 6 5 3 ;
CORN—No. 2, Mixed 48 50
OATS—No. 2, White 0 41
BUTTER—Creamery Extra, 24 31
EGGS—Pa., Firsts..,....... 2
PLOT iat NEW YORK.
LOUR—Patents.......... oh 4 5
WHIZAT—No, 2 Red. 3 x
RYE—Western............. y 58 60
CORN—Ungraded Mixed...,. 49 51
0ATS—Mixed Western..... 36 38
BII'ITTER—Creamery........
Ef iGS—State and Penn. ....
LIV E-§
i $TOCK YARDS.
Prime Steers.....-.. -.3 450to 500
Fair to Good......
? ov. 3 75:0 4 50
Common......... : 300to 3 85
Bulls and dry cow 15Cto 3 00
Veal Calves....... 5500 675
Heavy rough calves... 250to 4 00
Fresh cows, per head
-_30 00 to 45 00
: ” SHI
Prime 95 to 100-1b sheep....$
Common 70 to 75 Ib sheep..
475t0,.5 25
200to 8 60
590 610
Philadelphia hog 6 40to 6 90
orn Yorkers...., oy 6 00 to 6 50
RoughE. .......,.. 500ta 5 50